October 10, 2013 Spelling Reform: Who Gets the Credit? By Eugenia Sokolskaya Soviet sources praise the Bolsheviks for simplifying Russian spelling in 1918. Who was the real author of the spelling reform, and what was the Bolsheviks' actual role in making it work? History Language Literature
September 30, 2013 Happy Translation Day By Paul E. Richardson In honor of International Translation Day (September 30), we demonstrate rather graphically the value of having a good, human translator. Humor Language
November 01, 2012 Friend or Foe? By Mikhail Ivanov A consideration of the language of enemies and whether Russia is, as Mitt Romney has averred, the US's chief geopolitical foe. Language
November 01, 2012 Baikonur By Susanna Nazarova and Evgeny Dengub This issue's Uchites insert launches off from our feature article on Baikonur. Language
September 01, 2012 Survival Greek By Mikhail Ivanov A recent trip to Greece got columnist Mikhail Ivanov thinking about that country's language and its incursions into Russia's mother tongue. Language
May 01, 2012 Just Between Us By Mikhail Ivanov A consideration of less than politesse descriptions of the other sex - what men say about women and what women say about men, when they are each speaking to those of their own gender... Language
September 01, 2011 Sergei Dovlatov By Susanna Nazarova This issue's Uchites language learning section focuses on writer Sergei Dovlatov, who would have been 70 this month. Language
May 01, 2011 Uchites 12 By Susanna Nazarova and Evgeny Dengub The 12th installment of our Uchites insert uses the 60th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia as its theme. Language
March 01, 2011 Uchites 11: Biking and Travel By Susanna Nazarova and Evgeny Dengub The 11th installment of Uchites takes off from the article in this issue on Cycling Across Russia, to examine things such as verbs of motion. Language
November 01, 2010 Uchites 09 By Susanna Nazarova and Evgeny Dengub The ninth edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the Itinerants art movement to explore the language of art. A recording is also available online. Language
September 01, 2010 Uchites 08 By Susanna Nazarova and Evgeny Dengub The eighth edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the life and poetry of poet Sergei Yesenin to explore word roots, verb aspects, word endings, the prefix/preposition "po", and more. Two recordings are also available online. Language
March 01, 2010 Online Language Study Resources By Paul E. Richardson A survey of various online language learning tools which mesh vocabulary and grammar study with social networking. Language